As interest rates slowly nudge upward and public financing agencies remain under scrutiny, analysts look at the ramifications for skilled nursing and seniors housing
GAO: Clean up claims reviews
By
Elizabeth Newman
Oct 01, 2013
Government investigators claim — and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services concurs — that more consistency is needed with Medicare post-payment claims reviews.
Biggest losers
By
Ashley Carman
Oct 01, 2013
Providers reveal strategies for reducing unneccessary antipsychotics use for residents with dementia, and meeting industry-wide medication reduction goals
Expanded meal deliveries could reduce nursing home admissions, but cost benefits vary by state, researchers...
By
Tim Mullaney
Oct 09, 2013
Modest expansions of meal delivery programs could reduce the number of Medicaid beneficiaries in nursing homes, but such a plan would not be cost-effective in every state, according to newly published...
Study challenges basic assumptions about C. diff transmission
By
Tim Mullaney
Sep 27, 2013
A new study contradicts widely held assumptions about how Clostridium difficile infection occurs, which may lead long-term care providers to step up control measures.
CMS releases new RAI Manual
By
Tim Mullaney
Sep 26, 2013
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has issued the latest version of the Minimum Data Set 3.0 Resident Assessment Instrument User’s Manual, which takes effect Oct. 1. Although CMS posted...
Revised guidelines increase flexibility for additional document request submissions
By
Elizabeth Newman
Sep 26, 2013
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has decided to ease guidelines concerning auditors’ requests for additional documentation. CMS is giving providers a small break by saying auditors should...
Growth in nursing care expenditures to rise along with national healthcare spending patterns, analysis...
Sep 18, 2013
National health expenditures on nursing care facilities and continuing care retirement communities are expected to increase by nearly 70% in the next nine years, according to a Health Affairs analysis...
Government issues model HIPAA privacy notices for providers to give patients
By
Tim Mullaney
Sep 17, 2013
Long-term care providers can now utilize three new models of Notice of Privacy Practices documents to maintain Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act compliance, two government agencies have...
AHCA announces legislative priorities and $1 million ad buy
By
Tim Mullaney
Sep 11, 2013
The nation’s largest long-term care provider association will advocate for site-neutral payments and other policies in a concerted effort to prevent further reductions in reimbursement, the American...